Modern conventions such as work and school schedules dictate the daily lives of city dwellers. But a new study shows that sunrise and sunset still influence urban activity. Like many other organisms, humans have an internal biological clock that helps…

People’s Google search histories can reflect much about their lives. For example, a parent whose child has come down with the flu may turn to Google to seek information on pediatric flu treatment. In the past decade, researchers have tried…

As unlikely as it may seem, individual cockroaches vary in personality. Now, new research suggests that adult cockroaches may maintain some of the personality traits they developed as youngsters. “The idea that even insects can show variation in personality may…

Scientists have discovered a new virus that alters the sex ratio of lab-raised wasps — a strategy that may help it spread to more wasp offspring. Gongyin Ye and his team at Zhejiang University, China, found the new virus while…

Every year, people line up to receive the latest flu vaccine, designed to protect against the upcoming season’s most dominant strains of flu virus. Meanwhile, researchers are working to develop “universal” vaccines that protect against most flu strains without the…

Proteins called prions are well known for causing fatal diseases in animals, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and “mad cow disease” in cattle. New research published in PLOS Pathogens could help scientists uncover the mechanisms used by prions to…

Drug development is a long, complex process. A new medication can spend more than a decade in testing before it hits the market. To save time and costs, scientists are seeking novel uses for drugs that already exist. Feixiong Cheng…